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L. TIMMINS.

A Y Y GAR GOUPLING. l No. 865,415. PatntedJune 28, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LINDsAY TIMMIN's, or .NEW CARLISLE, oHIo.

CAR-COUPLlNG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 365,415, dated June 28, 1887.

Appiicuum sied March 23, ies?.

serial Nm3-2,143. (No maar.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LINDSAY TIMMINs, a citizen of the United States,l residing at New Carlisle, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Oar-Couplers, of which the following is a specication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in car-couplings; and the invention consists of a draw-headhaving a pin-support to allow it to drop down and enter' an incoming link, and another pin-support whichwill not allow the pin to drop down when its head is met by another draw-head, the peculiarities of which will hereinafter more fully appear.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like reference letters indicate corresponding features, Figure l represents a vertical section of a draw-head, showing one of my pin-supports in partial section and partial elevation; Fig. 2, a front or face view of the draw-head, showing both of my pin -supports applied thereto; Fig. 3, a like View of the veriicalvor swinging support; Fig. 4, a partial plan and sectional view showing the horizontal support projected into the pin-aperture; and Fig. 5, a partial sectional and front View, also showing the horizontal support projected into the pin`-aperture and the pin supported thereby.

The letter A refers to the draw-head, construeted of metal and provided at the upper side with a sleeve or collar, B, which serves to prevent the pin from tipping over Awhen supported by the horizontal support, as seen in Fig. 5, the position or laltitude of the said 'Y support determining the length of the sleeve.

The head is also provided with a narrowslot, C, which receives the vertical or swinging support, and which is sufficiently deep to allow the support to swing back far enough to clear the coupling-pin, and far enough to prevent the link from injuring it, the link itself being met by the wallC. The upper portion of the head is also cored out, as seen in Fig. 6, to

leave recesses G, in which the support is pivoted, and into which Y itv recedes when iu theposition shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. rlhis support consists of a bar, E, having its ends turned upward at F and provided with holes the incoming link in the act of coupling andv thrown back into the recess C, thus removing the vbar `E from under the coupling-pin and allowing it to descend. ln some cases, if desired, the bar E may have its ends turned,` as seen in Fig. 3, and fitted into the holes in the draw-head, thus dispensing with the pivotpins.

The horizontal support consists of a hook, J, pivoted tothe draw-head, as to a lug, K, extending from the sleeveB, and having a projecting end, L, which enters a hole in the sleeve and extends partly across the path of the coupling-pin, whereby it serves to support that pin as seen iIrFig. 5. Thus it will be seen that my coupling provides for supporting the pin and allowing it to automatically drop into the link, and also provides for sustaining the pin against dropping Vdown when it is desired to prevent the'coupling of cars,

, although they are brought against each other.

tion, as seen in Vdotted linesin Fig. 1, the advantage of allowing the arm to extend back out of reach of the link being that it prevents the link from mashing and injuring it. It should be noted that the recesses C iu the upper portion of the head'allow of this free'rearwardtravel of the support.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a car-coupling, the combination, with the draw-head, of a pivoted depending pinsupport, a pin fitted vertically in the head and supported by said support, and an Jarm extending dowu and adapted to be engaged by an incoming link, of a horizontal'pivoted support and a hole through whichit can be projected to sustain the coupling-piu. g

2. In a car-coupling, thecombinatiou, with ICO a draw-head having a sleeve on its upper face,

of a hook pivoted to said sleeve and having an end adapted to be projected through the sleeve and partlyaeross the coupling-pin path.

5 3. In a car-coupling7 the eon1bination,With a draw-head having a sleeve on its upper face and a hook pivoted to said sleeve and having an end adapted to be projected through the sleeve and partly across the coupling-pin path,

1o of abar pivoted to the head and extending across the pin-patl1 and under the upper half of the head, and an arm extending downward from the bar and across the pat-h of an incoming link.

In testimony whereof I affix my si gnature in 15 presence of two witnesses.

L. TIMMINS. Vitnesses:

CHASE STEWART, A. A. YEATMAN. 

